Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus oreades C.A.Mey. sect. Hypoglottidei |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1700-3000m |
Description | leaves 2-5cm, leaflets 5-10mm, ovate to obovate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially white hirsute, inflorescence lax, 2-5-flowered spike, pod 1-2cm long, spherical, ventricose |
Size | 4-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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